> Point me to which law of physics demanded we reach this state of the universe Gestures vaguely around at everything Intelligence is intelligence, and we are

> Point me to which law of physics demanded we reach this state of the universe Gestures vaguely around at everything Intelligence is intelligence, and we are beginning to really get down to the fundamentals of self-organization and how order naturally emerges from chaos. > Could you not apply this exact logic to the creation of nuclear weaponry--perhaps the greatest example of tragedy of the commons? Yes, I can. Access to information is one thing (must be carefully handled, but information wants to be free, and there should be no law determining what one person can say to another, barring NDAs and government classification of national secrets (which doesn't include math and physics) but we absolutely have international treaties to limit nuclear proliferation, and we also have countries who do not participate in these treaties, or violate them, which illustrates my point that criminals will do whatever they want. > Should we suggest that everyone learn how to money launder to even the playing field against criminals? I have no interest in entertaining your straw mans. You're intelligent enough to understand context.